“Your New Year’s resolution doesn’t have to start when the clock strikes midnight on January 1st. You can also always start over if need be,” said Andrew Benkovic in a Huntington Postarticle.

“While it technically would not be a New Year’s resolution, there is no rule saying that a person cannot make a new resolution anytime of the year or restart the one they have already broken. Bettering one’s self or the world around you does not have a specific start date. It is generally up to the individual person and can start at any time,” he wrote.

Want another shot at your goal? Start over tomorrow, and start small.“Setting small, attainable goals throughout the year, instead of a singular, overwhelming goal on January 1 can help you reach whatever it is you strive for,” said psychologist Lynn Bufka, PhD. “Remember, it is not the extent of the change that matters, but rather the act of recognizing that lifestyle change is important and working toward it, one step at a time.”

Kristen Fischer is the author of “When Talent Isn’t Enough: Business Basics for the Creatively Inclined” (Career Press, 2013).

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